Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-18
but are part of her, and their prosperity
is hers
OUR GOVERNMENT.

OUR GOVERNMENT.
Rev. DIR. l.. w. Bacon responded humor-
ouslY to "rhe President Of the United
States, commanding our allegiance as the
head OF our government. and our respect
as an honest man."
In his remarks DR.. Bacon said: eel do
Inlnk that our present Chief Magistrate
has. beyond almost all public men in
America, paid the very highest com pill
ment to the Irish people in America in
having never made bid for the Irish
vote"
The seventh regular toast was Georgia
In peace as IN war she justices the
Democratic faith that citizenship of q
sovereign State Is the proudesl honor on
earth" and was responded to by. Judge
william d. Harden. Said he: "My soul
Is filled with affection for the whole State
Just as yours 10 filled with love for every
nook and Granny in your own dear father
land. Other States have mountains,
mines, fields, smiling valleys, laughing
children, iron roads, cities and villages as
well as Georgia. Then what IS it that
MAKES our State pre-emInent IN our
hearts? Seek the answer IN your own
homes. Ireland is dear to you because
she is your fatnerland."
THE PRESS.
Gazaway Hartridge, Esq, spoke pleas.
antly to THE Press-used with honest
strength, surer defense OF liberty than
laws and constitutions"
Maj. Bonaud responded to sour Sister
societies-The memories of the old coun-
| tries which their loyalty keeps aglow
make warm hearts and willing hands IN
kindly labors," and concluded by giving
the "Marseillaise;''
| The last regular toast was siIreIand-
Eloquent with love and tender as the m vs.
tic strains that flowed from the harps OF
her Ministries, our thoughts tonight wing
their way across the waste of waters aud
hover with prayer and hope above the
land Of lrishmen."
| President Z. W. Neldrim was greeted
with loud applause as he arose to re-
spond. He alluded TO the part which the
irish took in the struggle which the
| colonies made for Independence, and
which they won with the aid OF Irish men
who were found In the front on every
battlefield. The Mecklenburg. s. c.,
| declaration was supported and adopted
by lrishmen, and later, on July 4, 1776,
the colonies adopted declaration almost
| identically the same, and it was signed by
nine Irishmen. Thirteen thousand Irish
men fought In the war for independence.
| In concluding, Mr.. Meldrim urged the
irish to bury the prejudices OF the old
| andand never resurrect them.
All OF the speeches were heartily ap-
! plauded. After the regular tOasts sew
eral not down on the list were proposed
and responded to. Rev. Father Nc
earthly sang capitally the song "This
World is but Bubble" and was loudly
applauded. Capt. w. w. Gordon, Mai
Stewart and others responded to calls.
LETTERS OF REGRET.
Letters Of regret were read by Seere-
~
Cleveland, Hon. I. F. Bayard Secretary
OF State; VIM. G. EndicoJt, Secretary OF
War; Hon. w. C. Whitney, Secretary OF
the Navy; Hon. A. Fl. Garland, Attorney
General; Postmaster General VIM. F.
Villas; Gov. Gordon; Hon. Emory Speer,
Jud4 20 OF the United States District
Court; Chief Justice L. e. Bleckley;
Associate Justices Samuel Hall and
Mark II, BlandfOrd; Judge A. Pratt
Adams, Edward B. Rankin. President of
the Charitable Irish Society, of Bdston:
John Field, President of the Hibernian
Society, of Philadelphia; r. Cunning
President Friendly Sons st. Patrick, New
York; Michael A. Mullen, President OF
he HIbernian Society, of Baltimore: Rev.
w. S. Bowman, D. D., pastor of the Evan
gelicsl Lutheran Church of the Assem-
sion, Savannah; l.. P. Guilmartin, OF
Montreal, Can. Mr.. Walsh, President
II loel ui"u D' S"StOtS AusuSoa; DuA oht
Query, United States District Attorney;
Col. Geo. A. Mercer, Gen. A. r. Lawton
and others.
Among the kilograms received was the
| following:
The Hibernian Society of Baltimore sends
greetings. May your seventy-hve years of
lusty youth presage patriarchal age OF honor
and use ulness. MICdARL A. MULLIN.
Several other of the Irish societies
besides the Hibernians held reunions at
their halls last night.